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IWLA Book Launch - Implementing Transboundary Water Agreements
Alistair Rieu-Clarke, Northumbria University
June 1st 2026, 1pm GMT via Teams

Implementing Transboundary Water Agreements offers a rigorous and timely examination of one of the most persistent challenges in international water law: translating legal commitments into effective practice. While much scholarship has focused on the negotiation and design of transboundary water treaties, this volume shifts attention to implementation, analysing the legal, institutional, political, and socio‑economic factors that shape outcomes on the ground.

Join the Academy in launching this book, featuring the author:
Alistair Rieu-Clarke, Northumbria University & IWLA Advisory Board Member

With interventions from:
Susanne Schmeier, IHE Delft & IWLA Affiliate,
Dinara Ziganshina, Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of Central Asia (SIC-ICWC) & IWLA Affiliate
David J Devlaeminck, Chongqing University & Director of the IWLA

Moderated by:
Su Yu, Xiamen University & IWLA Advisory Board Member

Past Events

IWLA Webinar Series - Exploring the ‘Community-of-Communities’ Within and Beyond Transboundary Waters Through a Normative Lens: International Water Law in Times of Polycrisis

The international legal system faces a crisis. From rising nationalism, increased emphasis on sovereignty and a growing climate catastrophe, it faces pressure on all sides. The same is true of international water law, with traditionally well-functioning agreements faltering. In 2024 the International Water Law Academy (IWLA) hosted a conference at the University of Edinburgh, Revisiting the Concept of “Community” in International Water Law, resulting in a special issue in the Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law (Issue 43(4)). This special issue explores the concept of the “community-of-communities” in international water law and both its horizontal and vertical reach across differentactors and issue areas. This webinar series explores the papers found in that special issue, taking place over three sessions:

Webinar #1: The Community-of-Communities at the State-State Level (left)
March 13th, 2026 9pm Beijing Time (1.5 hours) Moderated by Patricia Wouters
Featuring: Ana Maria Daza Clark, University of Edinburgh, David J Devlaeminck, Chongqing University, Agnes Chong, Chinese University Hong Kong & Owen McIntyre, University College Cork
Webinar #2: How to Implement the Community-of-Communities? (bottom left)
April 21st, 2026 9pm Beijing Time (1 hour) Moderated by David J Devlaeminck
Featuring: James D Fry, University of Hong Kong, Alistair Rieu-Clarke, Northumbria University, & Heping Dang,
Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
Webinar #3: The Community-of-Communities Across All Levels (bottom right)
May 21st, 2026 9pm Beijing Time (1 hour) Moderated by Ana Maria Daza Clark
Featuring: Jinpeng Wang, Ocean University of China, Milena Oravcová, Northumbria University & Mohamad Mova Al’Afghani, Center for Regulation, Policy and Governance

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